Foreign corporations and domestic corporations; merger or share exchange; compliance; liability; power of foreign corporation not limited.
MCL 450.1735
in effect450.1735. Foreign corporations and domestic corporations; merger or share exchange; compliance; liability; power of foreign corporation not limited.
Sec. 735.
(1) One or more foreign corporations may merge or enter into a share exchange with 1 or more domestic corporations if all of the following that apply are met:
(a) In a merger, the merger is permitted by the law of the state or country under whose law each foreign corporation is incorporated and each foreign corporation complies with that law in effecting the merger. If the parent corporation in a merger conducted pursuant to section 711 is a foreign corporation, it shall comply, notwithstanding the provisions of the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, with both of the following:
(i) Section 711(2) with respect to notice to shareholders of a domestic subsidiary corporation that is a party to the merger.
(ii) Section 712 with respect to the certificate of merger.
(b) In a share exchange, the corporation whose shares will be acquired is a domestic corporation, whether or not a share exchange is permitted by the law of the state or country under whose law the acquiring corporation is incorporated.
(c) Each domestic corporation complies with the applicable provisions of sections 701 through 713.
(d) Each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state complies with section 1021 or 1035, as applicable.
(2) If the surviving corporation of a merger or the acquiring corporation in a share exchange is to be governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state, it shall comply with the provisions of this act with respect to foreign corporations if it is to transact business in this state. The surviving corporation in a merger is liable, and is subject to service of process in a proceeding in this state, for the enforcement of an obligation of a domestic corporation that is party to the merger, and in a proceeding for the enforcement of a right of a dissenting shareholder of a domestic corporation against the surviving corporation.
(3) This section does not limit the power of a foreign corporation to acquire all or part of the shares of 1 or more classes or series of a domestic corporation through a voluntary exchange or otherwise.
Add. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Am. 1993, Act 91, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Am. 1997, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Oct. 24, 1997; Am. 2006, Act 72, Imd. Eff. Mar. 20, 2006
[Compiler] Former MCL 450.1735, which pertained to certificate of merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporations, was repealed by Act 303 of 1974, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1974.
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-450-1735Fetched: 10/20/2026